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What things are worth removing from a factory install ?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by wearetheborg, Mar 22, 2009.

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    wearetheborg Notebook Virtuoso

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    I have the precision M6400, XP 64 bit.
    Apart from DCP, I cant find anything worth removing -- am I missing something here ?

    How much improvement do you guys get after reinstall ?


    Also, is there a utility to update the dell drivers ?
     
    wearetheborg, Mar 22, 2009
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    Well call me crazy but I kinda like the latest round of DCP updates. This with the mobility center are 2 of my prefered tools for managing various aspects of my laptop.

    Actually you should reinstall from scratch with the latest dell drivers. Period

    One thing that seems to be a resource hog for me was the google desktop app.
     
    p_boucher, Mar 24, 2009
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    Fortunately, I dont have google desktop.
     
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    After I did a clean install of Vista on my E6400, since it came preinstalled with XP, there was no bloatware to be seen anywhere.
     
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    What bloatware was there in the factory install ?
     
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    None...? I just like using Vista.
     
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